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19 January 2012 • 10:50 AMT
Gül: it doesn’t behove France to pass Genocide bill

Earlier, Constitutional Commission of the French Senate passed a decision against debating of the Genocide bill.

19 January 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Play on Norwegian mass killer causes scandal

Relatives of the victims said the monologue “is an acceptance of his acts.” Danish lawmakers harshly condemned the idea.

19 January 2012 • 10:40 AMT
Yerevan to host Armenian men’s chess championship 8th round

On Jan.19, Hrant Melkumyan will face Tigran Petrosian, who, with 4 points to his score, leaves only 0.5 point behind the leader.

19 January 2012 • 10:38 AMT
IFC to boost Armenia’s competitiveness

On Jan.19, RA government approved the decision on signing an agreement with the International Finance Corporation at $1,9 mln.

19 January 2012 • 10:30 AMT
Motorola Xoom WiFi edition owners receive Android 4.0.3 updates

Ice Cream Sandwich is the first edition of Android designed to run on both smartphones and tablet formats.

19 January 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Expert deems Sochi meeting as new start in Karabakh process

Sochi meeting may be perceived a new attempt to intensify Russian President’s activity in Karabakh issue.

19 January 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Dink case judge says unsatisfied with court ruling

“According to the evidence, there is no illegal organization involved in the murder,” presiding judge Rüstem Eryılmaz said.

19 January 2012 • 09:57 AMT
Yerevan to host conference on Armenian-Georgian border management

French experts will partake in the conference due to French model of border management being included in the project.

19 January 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Japan to support Europe through IMF

“Japan is prepared to support European efforts to stabilize the market, including through lending to the IMF,” an official said.

19 January 2012 • 09:38 AMT
Pakistan may re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan

The NATO attack plunged relations between troubled allies Pakistan and the United States to their lowest point in years.

19 January 2012 • 09:34 AMT
World markers rise amid ongoing Greek debt talks

Benchmarks in Singapore and mainland China also rose. Markets in Taiwan were closed for Chinese New Year.

19 January 2012 • 09:21 AMT
Quakes hit Iran’s central province

The worst quake in recent times hit Bam in southeastern Kerman province in December 2003, killing 31,000 people.

19 January 2012 • 09:15 AMT
Freedom House compares Arab Spring to USSR collapse

The Arab Spring reminded that people want freedom even in societies where such aspirations have been written off as futile.

19 January 2012 • 09:06 AMT
Turkey clutches at straws to promote genocide denial policy

On December 22, 2011, French National Assembly passed a bill criminalizing public denial of the Armenian Genocide.

19 January 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Brad Pitt’s bodyguard questioned by police on mysterious Hollywood crime

Many celebrities, like Pitt and Jolie, take their kids to play at Bronson Canyon Park, where the head and hands were found.

19 January 2012 • 08:46 AMT
UK athlete James Ellington finds sponsor at eBay auction

James missed out previously on funding opportunities due to injury which had also jeopardised his Olympic dreams.

19 January 2012 • 08:46 AMT
Armenian expert doesn’t rule out Arab spring can reach Azerbaijan

According to analyst Melik-Shahnazaryan, Azerbaijan has no strong opposition to oppose the country’s leadership.

19 January 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Armenia to share expertise with Jordan on nuke plant construction

On January 19, Armenian government passed a decision stipulating cooperation agreement with Jordan’s government.

19 January 2012 • 08:15 AMT
Odnoklassniki social network unavailable amid technical problems

Odnoklassniki.ru is the most popular social network in Russia with 26 mln and 640 thous. users in Russia and Armenia respectively.

19 January 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Belarusian President pledges reforms

“We study trends in the world and, of course, we will try to keep up with them and modernize our country,” Lukashenko said.

19 January 2012 • 07:54 AMT
Moscow, Washington discuss Karabakh issue

On January 23, Sochi will host a subsequent trilateral meeting with Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.

19 January 2012 • 07:53 AMT
Hayrapetyan to face Kursova at Armenian Women’s Chess Championship

Maria Kursova and Anna Hayrapetyan scored wins over Yevgenia Dolukhanova and Hasmik Ghambaryan respectively.

19 January 2012 • 07:48 AMT
Facebook unveils over 60 new apps

“We think that thousands of applications will be built on this platform in the coming weeks and months,” said Carl Sjogreen.

19 January 2012 • 07:39 AMT
Severed hands found in Hollywood after head discovery

The head was first discovered in Bronson Canyon Park near a trail below the Hollywood sign by two people walking nine dogs.

19 January 2012 • 07:38 AMT
January 19 marks 5th anniversary of Dink’s murder

A Turkish court has recently convicted Yasin Hayal, a major suspect in the killing of the Turkish-Armenian journalist.

19 January 2012 • 07:29 AMT
Turkish top officials trying to appease uproar over Dink case

“I see the public’s indignation. We have to wait for the completion of the judicial process. The ruling will be appealed,” Gul said.

19 January 2012 • 07:26 AMT
Armenia-EU relations depend on holding transparent elections

EU will allocate euro 1,7 mln. to OSCE for implementation of a joint project stipulating assistance for holding fair elections.

19 January 2012 • 07:19 AMT
4.5 million people sign Google’s anti-SOPA petition

“The most effective way to shut down pirate websites is through targeted legislation that cuts off their funding,” Google said.

19 January 2012 • 07:06 AMT
Pakistani PM tells court president enjoys immunity

“I have come today to show my respect to this court,” Yousuf Raza Gilani told the Supreme Court in a statement.

19 January 2012 • 06:50 AMT
Peter Semneby joins German Marshall Fund as senior fellow

Semneby joins GMF’s Brussels office as a senior fellow to work on issues related to the Black Sea region, the South Caucasus, and Russia.